Quotes
Authors
Khaled Hosseini

"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. That was a long time ago, but itâ€™s wrong what they say about the past, Iâ€™ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years."

-- Khaled Hosseini

#Wall Quotes #Winter Quotes #Past Quotes

“Use Time. Make it easy. Get your money to work for you. The key is to get in the market, as it is not about timing the market, but time in the market that matters.”
“I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.”
“So many people have the TV or radio constantly turned on “for company,” or spend their time reading trashy novels, aimlessly surfing the Net, and so on. Then suddenly one day you are old or sick and you realize you have done nothing with your life. All your thoughts are other people's thoughts and you have no idea who you really are or what the purpose of your life might be.”

Source : Karen Kingston (2016). “Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui (Revised and Updated): Free Yourself from Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Clutter Forever”, p.177, Harmony
“I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill.”
“The soldier is convinced that a certain indefinitely extendable time period is accorded him before he is killed, the burglar before he is caught, men in general, before they must die. That is the amulet which preserves individuals â€” and sometimes populations â€” not from danger, but from the fear of danger, in reality from the belief in danger, which in some cases allows them to brave it without being brave. Such a confidence, just as unfounded, supports the lover who counts on a reconciliation, a letter.”
“Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.”
“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”

Source : "The Phantom Tollbooth". Book by Norton Juster, www.theguardian.com. 1961.
“Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life.”

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